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Bengaluru, Ka, In

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Heading Finance, Controlling, Compliance, Finance Business Partnering, Reporting for India and Middle East involving six business entities.Mergers, acquisitions and business restructuring.Setting up of Global Centre of Excellence for R&D, Software and Engineering Services.Implementation of forex risk management operations.Implementation of Employee Stock Purchase Plan.Credit risk management

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Reporting to: Power Products CFO + dotted line to several PP VPs/SVPs Working with: Power products CFO, PP/ Other Business finance team, PP CS&Q, Channels, Strategy, CTO, EcoX and Sustainability teams and PP International Hub• Customer Satisfaction & Quality teams on technical risks: participate to the monthly internal meetings, challenge the cost estimation, secure the provisions validations and booking as per EM CoA, follow-up the execution of the containment actions and monitor the actual financial impacts and risks accordingly, update quarterly forecasts, prepare the insurance audits, share the quarterly status during the BS review, participate to internal working group on CS&Q directives and rules. Give ad hoc support or recommendation to specific projects when requested. • Strategy: Work with the Strategy SVP, division PMO and PP 4 hubs to drive the 5 Year strategic plan (finance modelling), project prioritization, R&D projects portfolio management and R&D footprint. Follow the effective implementation of the prioritization plan in the current year. • Monitor the cash out for CS&Q, Channels, Strategy, CTO, Sustainability and EcoX Power departments. Build the yearly plan with departments VPs/SVPs and update it each quarter, ensure R&D and business costs allocations are in line with target, monitor the monthly progress. • Provide financial advisory to strategic initiatives and any requested ad hoc analysis. Be the internal finance champion on standard corporate dashboards/tools. Interact with all stakeholders: PP hubs and project teams, EM finance, Global marketing, Digital & data perf teams, and operations. Work with Corporate teams to improve those tools, while securing that PP specificities are taken into consideration. Leverage and promote the group tools to foster their adoption within PP, in order to support internal simplification and alignment. Make sure PP is compliant with group policies and procedures

Batam, Riau Islands, Indonesia

• Commercial, & Costing: Product Cost Management, improving Gross Margin for the BU with Productivity Actions, Customer Flow Management, Vendor/ VMI/ Other contract commercial management, New Product Pricing Strategies, Setting up SPV through Singapore for Non- Manufactured component sales flow. • P&L/ FPNA, Performance Management: Volume Growth, DVC Productivity, Manufacturing Base Cost Optimization, Target Gross Margin, Target EBIT, Standard Vs Actual P&L, Analysis of Change, Change Management, Quarterly Forecast, Budget Vs Actual. • Working Capital/ Cash: Inventory Actions Monitoring- VMI, Consignment, Trade Financing, Cashflow Management, Debt Servicing, Dividend Management, Vendor Credit Reviews, Cash Pull in Strategies, Customer Collection Monitoring/ Management. • Capex & Fixed Assets: Business Case Evaluation for new Capex, Asset Tagging & verification Management, Impairment Review and Strategies.• Tax, Audits, & Compliance: Export Incentives Optimization, GST Implementation for GSC India, Income Tax/ Customs audit management, Managing Big 4 Statutory/ Internal Audits, Transfer Pricing Compliance. • KIC & Risk Management Owning & Managing Key Internal Controls, Inventory Risk, Receivable Risk, All Balance Sheet/ Off Balance Sheet Risk management.

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Achievements:Appreciated and acknowledged with:-“Best Lean Project of the year 2018” award for cost optimization of TVS Plus product-“Embrace Different Winner 2018” award for effective leadership for the plant finance teamHighlights:Leading the Plant Finance at Hyderabad plant- the biggest plant in Schneider India. Leading all aspects of finance- Accounting, Product Costing, FPNA function, Finance Business Partnering, Budgeting, Rolling Forecasts, MIS reporting, Statutory Reporting, Inventory & Asset Management, Taxation & Compliance. Under SAP and HFM environment

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Achievements:Appreciated and acknowledged with:-“The Best Employee of the year 2017” with in the GSC finance Teams-“Award for Leading the Most Complicated Project of the Year - GST Implementation” with in the GSC finance Teams in 2017-“Arjuna Award for the Most Disciplined Finance Professional” with in the GSC finance Teams in 2016-“Award for standardization of various tax processes within PC1” Award given by FISS Tax Team in 2016Highlights:Leading the GST implementation team involving diverse stake owners for the business vertical and ensuring successful migration of various systems and processes to GST regime in the earlier role Handling an export incentive profile of over Rs 100 crores per year that covers Rebate Refund, Cenvat Refund, Duty Drawback, VAT Refund, Advance Authorization, Duty Entitlement Scrips under Foreign Trade Policy like MEIS Scrips, IEIS Scrips, FPS/FMS Scrips etc.Implementation and driving of various sub- processes like EBRC generation on DGFT site, export collection monitoring as required to be reported to RBI/ Customs etc. in support of export incentives

Bangalore

Achievements:Appreciated and acknowledged with “Star Employee Award” for the outstanding contribution in the domains handledHighlights:Handled budgets of Rs. 200 crores, treasury involving a portfolio of Rs 150 crores, implemented hedge accounting and risk management, designed transfer pricing arrangements for two subsidiaries and worked extensively on income tax issues for a 100% EOU- section 10B/ MATSingle point of contact for overall finance and control related activities and various MIS reports, reporting to CFO

Bengaluru Area, India

Achievements:Appreciated and acknowledged with “Best Emerging Business Finance Team of the year Award” for the year 2011-12 in Dr. Reddy’s GroupHighlights:Handled budgets of Rs. 200 crores, treasury involving a portfolio of Rs 150 crores, implemented hedge accounting and risk management, designed transfer pricing arrangements for two subsidiaries and worked extensively on income tax issues for a 100% EOU- section 10B/ MAT

Bengaluru Area, India

Highlights:• Handled credit control and accounts receivable role for an annual turnover of Rs 450 crores • Preparation and monitoring of budget/ forecasts under complex business environments• Served as a part of order to cash project to reduce the operating working capital • Involved in preparation of MIS, Audits and various other financial projects, direct tax compliances

Bengaluru Area, India

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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